Commelinaceae -- the spiderwort family (42-50/500-700; cosmopolitan) Monocots II Habit herbs; somewhat succulent and with mucilaginous sap; stems somewhat jointed ...
loose net over the growing (distinctive) hair roots ... Achlorophyllous orchids. highly fungus specific ... scab or head blight in barley, wheat, oats, and rye ...
Leaves alt or opp, succulent and rock-like or scales. Desert and seashore environs ... Stiff or succulent leaves in rosettes, often spiney. May hold water in a ...
Nectar guide. Pollinium. Pheromone mimicry. Pollinator mutualism. Parenchyma. Schlerenchyma ... In what ways do the flowers of monocots and eudicots typically differ? ...
angiosperms. basal rosids. basal. core eudicots. basal ... core angiosperms. Phylogeny of the Angiosperm Orders plus Angiosperm Families present in the ...
... turned upside down (resupinate) as it develops so the labellum is on the bottom ... connate, with the third petal (lip or labellum) usually elaborated in some way ...